Paranormal Activity franchise

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ETA: Or maybe that was just a publicity wind-up--it opens in Chicago today.

[mariposalabrown]

Holy shit you guys, saw it last night. I live in a 2 story townhouse by myself with a wooden staircase. Needless to say, I slept over at a friend's last night. I am a horror freak, and this isn't horror. I have never been so scared of a movie, and you could have heard a pin drop in the audience, best audience ever in a movie. You literally heard all the chairs creak from everyone pushing themselves down, it was so tense.

I thought this was one of the most realistic portrayals of a relationship caught on film as well. Could have done without the very last two seconds though, I wouldn't be surprised if they cut that off for wide release, bc everyone groaned. You have to see this at the theatre, there are a few things that a tv just won't pick up, too small and subtle.

[mariposalabrown]

ETA: Now I see that they have changed the ending? They need to change it back, it was a typical dumb unneccessary Hollywood ending that needs to be edited back out.

[kostgard]

Oct 13, 2009 11:06:48 GMT -4 mariposalabrown said:

ETA: Now I see that they have changed the ending? They need to change it back, it was a typical dumb unneccessary Hollywood ending that needs to be edited back out.

I haven't seen the movie, but from what I understand, you can thank a typical dumb Hollywood executive for that ending. When he got a hold of the movie, he decided in order for it to work, they needed to trim it down a bit, and then they and "punched up" the ending. And the ending is what I keep hearing people complain about.

[mariposalabrown]

It was the only blemish on a perfect suspense movie, and yeah, very obviously tacked on Hollywood crap.

[Spinderella]

Mr. Spin wants to know what the original ending was like. Can anyone spoil tag it?

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Original ending. So much better. The ending pretty much ruined it for me as well.

[Spinderella]

Thank you! I read that there are two new endings now...that's ridiculous! Make a choice and stick with it. Didn't this get some testing with audiences? Obviously, they'd tell you which ending they'd like more.

Damn studio!

[prada]

I saw it with the new ending, and after reading about the other ending I think that would've worked so much better, much more psychological. I'm just happy that Spielberg decided not to remake the movie as a whole, which was the original plan. I thought the 2 leads were great, and truly seemed like a real couple.

[Smee]

I almost barfed during the Blair Witch Project. Is this movie shot with a wobbly hand-held camera too? I really want to see it, but I don't want to get motion sick again.